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Statement of operations budget for the 2017/18 fiscal year

Revenue

Revenue
Total Government Funding 418,867,826
The Law Foundation of Ontario 24,000,000
Client Contributions 10,700,000
Client and Other Recoveries 700,000
Investment Income 250,000
Miscellaneous Income 500,000

TOTAL REVENUE: $455,017,826

Expenses: Client programs

Expenses
Criminal Big Cases 27,399,152
Criminal – Others 86,672,695
Sub-total 114,071,847
Family 76,168,019
Immigration and Refugee 22,563,656
Other Civil 6,615,798
Sub-total 219,419,320
Settlement Conferences 150,000
Family Law Offices 6,888,136
Crminal Law Offices 3,568,792
Refugee Law Offices 4,226,423
Integrated Law Offices 4,309,272
Articling Students 1,312,000
Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corp. 1,994,587
Sub-total 241,868,530

Expenses: Duty counsel program

Expenses
Duty Counsel Fees and Disbursements 55,784,721
Expanded Duty Counsel 2,299,412
Sub-total 58,084,133

Expenses: Clinic program and special services

Expenses
Clinic Law Program 81,092,150
Student Legal Aid Services Societies 4,784,932
Clinic Information Management Project 200,000
Sub-total 86,077,082

Expenses: Special innovations projects

Expenses
Other 2,417,613
Sub-total 2,417,613

Expenses: Program support

Expenses
Regional Operations 2,913,608
District/Area Office Services 15,425,568
Client and Legal Service Centre 9,715,471
Sub-total 28,054,647

TOTAL CLIENT PROGRAMS: $416,502,006

Expenses: Service provider support

Expenses
Research Facilities 3,972,020
Lawyer services and payments 2,419,731
Sub-total 6,391,751

Expenses: Administrative and other costs

Expenses
Provincial Office 34,895,714
Amortization 3,735,863
Bad debts 4,699,493
Sub-total 43,331,070

TOTAL EXPENSES: $466,224,826

SURPLUS/DEFICIT OVER EXPENSES: ($11,207,000)

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